Vodka: The Spirit of Versatility
Dirty vodka martini made with Queen Creek Olive Mill Spanish Fly Martini Mix and Pimento Stuffed Olives. Olive brine adds saltiness and acidity to martini. Photo: Queen Creek Olive Mill.…
Cuban Spies Among Us: The FBI’s Hunt for Castro’s Mole
South courtyard of the Harry S. Truman Building in Washington, D.C., headquarters of the United States Department of State, where Cuban spy Kendall Myers worked. Photo from Highsmith (Carol M.)…
Shooters Global SG Timer 2: Best Timer Available?
If you are reading this, odds are you take training in various martial disciplines fairly seriously. You, the reader, are most likely not only a gun owner but an enthusiastic…
Colonel “Mad Mike” Hoare: The Legendary Mercenary
Chris Hoare, left, with his father, Mike Hoare, and the biography he wrote on Mike Hoare. Durban, South Africa, June 2018. Photo by Roy Reed / CC BY-SA 4.0. Colonel…
Operation Sauerkraut: OSS’s Use of German POWs to Spread Propaganda
Collage of various gummed labels often carried and distributed by OSS agents All warfare is based on deception.” — Sun Tzu, “The Art of War.” Operation Sauerkraut was a series…
Grayl Titanium Ultrapress
I have spent a great deal of time in wilderness areas as a hiker, camper, backpacker, and hunter. This means leaving behind the conveniences of modern living, including readily available…
The Safari Club: Covert Operations in Cold War Africa
Adnan Khashoggi’s Mount Kenya Safari Club, from which the alliance derives its name. Attribution: Collectie Wereldmuseum (v/h Tropenmuseum), part of the National Museum of World Cultures / CC BY-SA 3.0.…
Indiana Jones® in Real Life: The OSS Archaeologists of WWII
The iconic bullwhip and hat used by Indiana Jones. Photo by Gary Stewart / CC BY 3.0. During World War II, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), a precursor to…
Project Iceworm: The Cold War’s Arctic Secret
Aerial view of Camp Century, Greenland. U,S, Army. During the height of the Cold War, the United States embarked on a top-secret mission known as Project Iceworm. This ambitious project…
Gin 101: Everything You Need to Know About This Versatile Spirit
Pexels photo by Kyle Miller. The gin and tonic has saved more Englishmen’s lives, and minds, than all the doctors in the Empire.” — Winston Churchill. Gin, a timeless and…